Does a VPN Change Your Location?

Quick answer: A VPN may change the apparent location associated with your public IP address by routing traffic through a server in another region.

How it works

It does not physically move your phone or necessarily change GPS readings, cellular location, time zone, or device region settings.

Practical advice

Some websites use several signals, including your account history and device permissions, to estimate where you are.

Frequently asked question

Can a VPN change GPS location?

Ordinary VPN connections do not directly rewrite a device’s GPS coordinates.